Which main power cord?

JAFOX .....

Great final post !! IMO You are correct: a vertical integration of product offerings may or may NOT work best.

Again .....

(1) It depends ......, and
(2) you ain't gonna know until you actually test drive it --hands on -- in your system -- full stop!
(3) to assume otherwise, with sole or primary reliance on either mag reviews or these anecdotal personally heavy biased plugs of one's own faves here, is a lousy odds gamble at best with negligible assurances that the "faves" will actually work in your system.

Release the hounds! .... Let the hunt begin....

Richard Gray stuff ruined the sound of my system....I couldn't get it out fast enough.

"09-19-14: Stringreen
Richard Gray stuff ruined the sound of my system....I couldn't get it out fast enough."

Ayre designs their products to be used with the stock PC. I tried quite a few PC's on my Ayre components and found the stock cable was the best sounding.

John (Jafox) is spot on with his posts, as usual.

Highfidelitycyprus is new here, and should disclose that he is a dealer.
Welcome to the Audiogon forums Highfidelitycyprus. Dealers and manufacturers are welcome here, but they are encouraged to disclose their identity to increase transparency for the readers.

"... Ayre designs their products to be used with the stock PC. I tried quite a few PC's on my Ayre components and found the stock cable was the best sounding...."

REGA, NAIM, LFD, LINN do also.

The REGA Couple cable built to their specs by KLOTZ in Germany is a high -end cable that comes standard with their Osiris amp and Isis valve cdp.

Personally and hands-on in my "A" system, I A-B'd many external power cables and I always went back to the REGA stock cable as a superior performer.

Curiously, they bested the $1K+ top Furutech with its gold plated plugs,; the top Oyaide cable, Cardas, Ecosse modded with the top Furutech connectors, and Atlas among others.

The Furutech, LFD, and Ecosse perform admirably in my "B" system

Again, the takeaway is that system synergy - including tailoring cables - matters.